A | B |
Columbus | First European to discover Carribean Islands |
Vikings | first Europeans to discover North America |
Vikings homeland | Scandinavia |
Year that Columbus came to North America | 1492 |
Year that Vikings came to North America | 1001 |
Leif Eriksson | First European man to step foot in North America |
Eric the Red | Discovered and named Greenland |
Gudrid Freydis | First European woman in North America |
Marco Polo | travelled to China and wrote a book about his exploration |
Skraelings | Norse word for the Native Americans |
Karlsefni Eriksson | Son of Eric and husband of Gudrid |
Saga | Norse word for a tale or story |
Vinland | "land of the vines" ~ North America |
Vinland Sagas | passed down until 1100-1300 by storytellers |
Gronelada | Greenland |
Continents on the Vinland Map | Asia, Europe, Africa, North America |
Continents not drawn on the Vinland Map | Antarctica, Australia, South America |